Creamy 5 Onion Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 6 slices thick bacon, chopped into bit sized pieces
• 2 large yellow onions, halved & sliced
• 2 large onions, halved & sliced
• 2 large red onions, halved & sliced
• 4 large shallots, sliced
• 1 tablespoon thyme
• 1 large bay leaf
• 3 large leeks, bottoms only, washed thoroughly & sliced
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 8 cups chicken stock
• 1 cup heavy cream
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 melt the butter over medium high heat in a dutch oven. fry the bacon until crispy. remove with a slotted spoon to paper towel and set aside.
• 2 to the bacon drippings add the yellow, red, and onions, shallots, thyme, bay leaf, salt and pepper. saute, stirring often, until the onions begin to caramelize (at least 15 minutes).
• 3 add the leeks and continue to cook for 5 minutes.
• 4 sprinkle on the flour, and stir gently until all the flour is incorporated. continue cooking, stirring often, until the flour has begun to cook (at least 5 minutes).
• 5 add the chicken stock and taste to adjust seasonings. bring to a boil, scraping up any browned bits off the bottom. once boiling, reduce the heat to low and simmer, partly covered, for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 6 remove the bay leaf and use a submersible blender to puree the soup. add the cream, taste to adjust seasonings, and simmer for an additional 10 minutes.
• 7 ladle into individual bowls, sprinkled with some of the reserved bacon.